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en-usPenn State University Relationsnews@psu.edu (Penn State News)Clinical child psychologist joins Network on Child Protection and Well-Beinghttp://news.psu.edu/story/320714/2014/07/15/academics/clinical-child-psychologist-joins-network-child-protection-and
Brian Allen joined Penn State’s Network on Child Protection and Well-Being in June as the sixth of at least 12 new co-funded faculty hires. In addition to his work with the Harrisburg-based TLC Clinic and the Penn State Hershey Center for the Protection of Children, Allen serves as an assistant professor of pediatrics, specializing in researching child abuse and trauma.
http://news.psu.edu/story/320714/2014/07/15/academics/clinical-child-psychologist-joins-network-child-protection-andTue, 15 Jul 2014 12:09 -0400Penn State News - child abuse researchPediatrician joins Network on Child Protection and Well-Beinghttp://news.psu.edu/story/311511/2014/04/10/impact/pediatrician-joins-network-child-protection-and-well-being
Kent Hymel says that joining Penn State’s Network on Child Protection and Well-Being will enable him to fulfill professional goals that he cannot achieve anywhere else. The resources and collaborative opportunities with the University’s child maltreatment experts were too good to pass up.
http://news.psu.edu/story/311511/2014/04/10/impact/pediatrician-joins-network-child-protection-and-well-beingThu, 10 Apr 2014 16:07 -0400Penn State News - child abuse researchExperiential avoidance increases PTSD risk following child maltreatmenthttp://news.psu.edu/story/306678/2014/03/05/research/experiential-avoidance-increases-ptsd-risk-following-child
Child abuse is a reliable predictor of post-traumatic stress disorder, but not all maltreated children suffer from it, according to Chad Shenk, assistant professor of human development and family studies, Penn State, who examined why some maltreated children develop PTSD and some do not.
http://news.psu.edu/story/306678/2014/03/05/research/experiential-avoidance-increases-ptsd-risk-following-childWed, 05 Mar 2014 10:18 -0500Penn State News - child abuse researchNew faculty member focuses on stress and its effects on aginghttp://news.psu.edu/story/301371/2014/01/24/health-and-medicine/new-faculty-member-focuses-stress-and-its-effects-aging
Idan Shalev investigates the aging process and how stress erodes telomeres, a part of chromosomes that protects them from deterioration. Victims of child abuse often experience trauma, which can boost the kind of stress that erodes telomeres. Shalev aims to find these mechanisms and target them for intervention purposes.
http://news.psu.edu/story/301371/2014/01/24/health-and-medicine/new-faculty-member-focuses-stress-and-its-effects-agingFri, 24 Jan 2014 07:37 -0500Penn State News - child abuse research